Patti LaBelle reportedly painted as ‘villain’ in documentary about friend, Luther Vandross

January 7, 2025 | 4:04pm

There’s anger and heartbreak in Patti LaBelle’s camp after she was painted as “a villain” in a movie about one of her dearest friends, we hear. LaBelle and Luther Vandross had been friends for decades and the “Lady Marmalade” singer was even close with his family, and helped to take care of Vandross “’til the end.” But when CNN doc “Luther: Never Too Much” — which aired on New Year’s Day — was completed, LaBelle insiders were horrified to find that she’d been solely framed as one of the people who gossiped publicly about Luther. Page Six Senior Reporter Carlos Greer is breaking down what insiders are saying.

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